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It’s a THAAD, THAAD, THAAD World

Ed Burmila

December 21, 2017

War hawks have a long history of pitching the illusion of a survivable nuclear war to an American public that tends to be unenthusiastic about dying in a holocaust of fire and radiation. If the prospect of nuclear war is downplayed, public opinion may be more open to ...

Never Get off the Boat

Brendan C. Byrne

December 20, 2017

Even if seasteading isn’t just a floating pyramid scheme, it has tied itself to a dangerous political aim.

Friends in Stupid Places

Amber A’Lee Frost

December 19, 2017

Your Sorry Ass

The truth is that most capitalists are capable of disagreeing with their friends without flying off the handle.

The Carpetbaggers of Tech

Julianne Tveten

December 19, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Steve Chase, and J.D. Vance launch tech's takeover of the heartland.

She’s Gotta Have What?

Niela Orr

December 18, 2017

Bread and Circuses

Two new shows, "SMILF" and "She's Gotta Have It," examine the insatiable drives of women to powerful effect.

Fresh Hell

The Baffler

December 15, 2017

“The following racial slurs are allowed and advisable.” The Daily Stormer’s style guide leaked to the public this week and includes helpful hints to keep the blatant racism light and playful: “dehumanization is extremely important, but it must be done within the ...

The Forgotten Man

John Ganz

December 15, 2017

The racist libertarian "philosophy" of Murray Rothbard now holds sway over the alt-right, two decades after his death.

Alabama, Shaken

Max B. Sawicky

December 13, 2017

The old saying is that success has many fathers.

Witch Kids of Instagram

Laurie Penny

December 13, 2017

War of Nerves

To say that none of our new, digitally-enabled witchery “works” is missing the point—and misunderstanding the theater of magic.

Hypocrisy Rules

Frankie Boyle

December 12, 2017

The freedom elites seek to reclaim is their own freedom from the rule of law, which is something which they have been trained as a class to feel above.

A Most Incompetent Spy

Jacob Silverman

December 11, 2017

Gregory Allen Justice was seeking to take control of his life.

A Liberal Comity Show

Chris Lehmann

December 11, 2017

The Blessed and the Brightest

Our leading political savants last week settled the sort of controversy that’s the NPR equivalent of an opioid rush—the proposition that “liberals hold the moral high ground.”